Hajime Sawada

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Hajime Sawada is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hajime Sawada has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 13 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Hajime Sawada's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (8 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (7 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (7 papers). Hajime Sawada is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (8 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (7 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (7 papers). Hajime Sawada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and India. Hajime Sawada's co-authors include Mari Dezawa, Michiyo Esaki, Hiroshi Kanno, Masahiko Takano, Izumi Takahashi, Hiroshi Konomi, Hitoshi Yamada, Mikio Hoshino, Hirotomi Cho and Yutaka Itokazu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Hajime Sawada

75 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Specific induction of neuronal cells from bone marrow stromal cells and application for autologous transplantation
    2004 519 citations Mari Dezawa, Hiroshi Kanno et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Hajime Sawada 1.6k 1.1k 999 587 490 76 3.8k
John D. Gearhart 5.4k 3.4× 719 0.6× 845 0.8× 492 0.8× 1.2k 2.4× 102 7.8k
Stefan Liebau 1.9k 1.2× 553 0.5× 785 0.8× 404 0.7× 358 0.7× 83 3.1k
Markus Bergmann 988 0.6× 706 0.6× 316 0.3× 341 0.6× 221 0.5× 88 3.8k
Nancy Ratner 3.6k 2.3× 591 0.5× 1.9k 1.9× 683 1.2× 504 1.0× 182 10.2k
O. D. Wiestler 2.1k 1.3× 1.4k 1.2× 620 0.6× 265 0.5× 299 0.6× 100 4.8k
Chyuan‐Sheng Lin 4.3k 2.7× 305 0.3× 778 0.8× 462 0.8× 602 1.2× 70 6.5k
Majlinda Lako 7.1k 4.5× 887 0.8× 943 0.9× 207 0.4× 1.2k 2.4× 193 10.0k
Tsutomu Kume 3.8k 2.4× 263 0.2× 315 0.3× 208 0.4× 394 0.8× 93 5.2k
George Zanazzi 1.1k 0.7× 391 0.3× 1.2k 1.2× 558 1.0× 276 0.6× 50 3.0k
Shannon J. Odelberg 2.2k 1.4× 222 0.2× 751 0.8× 374 0.6× 460 0.9× 49 3.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hajime Sawada

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All Works

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Akimoto, Yoshihiro, Hajime Sawada, Mica Ohara‐Imaizumi, Shinya Nagamatsu, & Hayato Kawakami. (2008). Change in Long‐Spacing Collagen in Descemet′s Membrane of Diabetic Goto‐Kakizaki Rats and Its Suppression by Antidiabetic Agents. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2008(1). 818341–818341. 15 indexed citations
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Yoshida, Keiichiro, et al.. (2007). TPA-induced multinucleation of a mesenchymal stem cell-like clone is mediated primarily by karyokinesis without cytokinesis, although cell–cell fusion also occurs. European Journal of Cell Biology. 86(8). 461–471. 17 indexed citations
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Dezawa, Mari, et al.. (2004). Peripheral nerve regeneration by transplantation of bone marrow stromal cell—derived Schwann cells in adult rats. Journal of neurosurgery. 101(5). 806–812. 161 indexed citations
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Ohmura, Masako, Takehiko Ogawa, Michio Ono, et al.. (2003). Increment of Murine Spermatogonial Cell Number by Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogue Is Independent of Stem Cell Factor c-kit Signal1. Biology of Reproduction. 68(6). 2304–2313. 18 indexed citations
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Yamada, Hitoshi, Mari Dezawa, Seiichiro Shimazu, et al.. (2003). Transfer of the von Hippel‐Lindau gene to neuronal progenitor cells in treatment for Parkinson's disease. Annals of Neurology. 54(3). 352–359. 23 indexed citations
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Yamazaki, Hitoshi, Hiroshi Ohguro, Ikuyo Maruyama, et al.. (2002). Poster Program. The Keio Journal of Medicine. 51(supplement1). 76–85. 4 indexed citations
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Udagawa, Koichi, Hidetaro Yasumitsu, Michiyo Esaki, et al.. (2002). Subcellular Localization of PP5/TFPI-2 in Human Placenta: A Possible Role of PP5/TFPI-2 as an Anti-coagulant on the Surface of Syncytiotrophoblasts. Placenta. 23(2-3). 145–153. 44 indexed citations
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Iseki, Eizo, Takehiko Matsumura, Wami Marui, et al.. (2001). Familial frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism with a novel N296H mutation in exon 10 of the tau gene and a widespread tau accumulation in the glial cells. Acta Neuropathologica. 102(3). 285–292. 73 indexed citations
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Yazama, Futoshi, Michiyo Esaki, & Hajime Sawada. (1997). Immunocytochemistry of extracellular matrix components in the rat seminiferous tubule: Electron microscopic localization with improved methodology. The Anatomical Record. 248(1). 51–62. 33 indexed citations
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Sawada, Hajime, et al.. (1996). The composition of wide-spaced collagen in normal and diseased Descemet's membrane. Current Eye Research. 15(1). 45–52. 80 indexed citations
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Sawada, Hajime. (1996). Vitronectin in the cytoplasm of Leydig cells in the rat testis. Biology of Reproduction. 54(1). 29–35. 6 indexed citations
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Kusakabe, Tatsumi, Tadashi Kawakami, Michio Ono, Hajime Sawada, & Toshifumi Takenaka. (1996). Distribution of peptidergic nerve fibres in bullfrog lingual papillae demonstrated by a combination of double immunofluorescence labelling and a multiple dye filter. The Histochemical Journal. 28(4). 289–297. 8 indexed citations
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Sawada, Hajime, Masazumi Miyakoshi, Susumu Isoda, Yoshiteru Ida, & JUNZO SHOJI. (1993). Saponins from leaves of Acanthopanax sieboldianus. Phytochemistry. 34(4). 1117–1121. 39 indexed citations
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Ishikawa, Michiko, Yoichiro Kuroda, Kazuo Kobayashi, Hajime Sawada, & Masao Hayashi. (1991). Identification of a brain-specific 2726-kDa extracellular protein with the monoclonal antibody to differentiated PC12h pheochromocytoma cells. Experimental Cell Research. 193(1). 151–154. 1 indexed citations
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Sawada, Hajime, Heinz Furthmayr, Hiroshi Konomi, & Yutaka Nagai. (1987). Immunoelectronmicroscopic localization of extracellular matrix components produced by bovine corneal endothelial cells in vitro. Experimental Cell Research. 171(1). 94–109. 32 indexed citations
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Stow, Jennifer L., Hajime Sawada, & M G Farquhar. (1985). Basement membrane heparan sulfate proteoglycans are concentrated in the laminae rarae and in podocytes of the rat renal glomerulus.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 82(10). 3296–3300. 131 indexed citations
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Sawada, Hajime. (1982). The fine structure of the bovine Descemet's membrane with special reference to biochemical nature. Cell and Tissue Research. 226(2). 241–55. 35 indexed citations

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